Oregon Legal Research BlogThe Oregon Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (OCDLA) Legislative Committee has posted a list of the criminal laws that were passed in the 2011 Oregon Legislative (General)…
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Who Prosecutes Locally in Oregon when there is no County District Attorney?
“No right to prosecute: With no district attorney in office, defense lawyers say all ongoing criminal cases must be dismissed,” by Phil Wright, East Oregonian, July 14,…
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Oregon Legislature May Increase Small Claims Court Jurisdictional Limit to $10,000
If the Oregon Legislature passes 2011 HB 2710, as amended on 6/27, it will increase the jurisdictional limit of Small Claims Court to $10,000. You can find this…
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Oregon State Bar (OSB) Legal Links and Finding (free & low cost) Legal Help
The Oregon State Bar (OSB) has a Legallinks TV and video program that covers a wide variety of legal topics and issues. Episodes air on cable channels…
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Oregon State Law Library: Librarian Retirement and New Appointment
Joe Stephens, the State Law Librarian, is retiring at the end of June. Joe led the library and its staff through many improvements to the library’s services, collection and…
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Oregon Voter Registration Deadline for November 2011 Election: October 18th
DEADLINE for registering in Oregon for the November 2011, is October 18th, 2011 (registration deadline is 21 days before an election). But ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS verify…
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Oregon Judicial Department Court Closures in 2011 and 2012
Chief Justice Order, No. 11-033: “Order directing certain closures of all courts and offices of the Oregon Judicial Department to Address Shortfalls in Funding” ( Link to full…
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Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) Website Downtimes, Jan 27-30, 2012
Check the announcements and updates at the OJD website (and the Media Releases “What’s New” site) for changes to this, but as of right now, here’s the announcement:…
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The 2011 ORS is in the Building (and the Law Library)
We just got out print 2011 ORS – hurrah! This is the fastest ever and a big shout-out and thank you should go to Legislative Counsel. Codifying the Oregon laws…
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Measures (aka bills) for the 2012 Oregon Legislative Session Available
Measures for the 2012 Oregon Legislative Session are now available. You can link to the Legislature’s homepage for more information. (Note: As of today, the “index” and the…